West Flat Plantation - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.50197, -1.50925
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Alternatives in Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Mowden Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MowdenLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
Darlington LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef LoopLocal cycle route
Morton Park Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef MortonLocal cycle route
Baydale Beck Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef BaydaleLocal cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Park BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Faverdale BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Photos
Footpath to Neasham Springs
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Wildlife to spot
4,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,704 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Rose-coloured StarlingPastor roseus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Water Shrew
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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